Survey finds most using virtualization; Linux looking to conquer apps, data center, edge

Data Center News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Force10 Networks, Inc. Data Center Power and Cooling: Impact of the Network IT professionals are challenged daily to ensure business productivity through real-time access to data center resources and applications. Power and cooling needs can dominate costs and may inhibit the ability to initiate new services. Click here to learn more. Network World's Data Center News Alert, 08/14/07 Survey finds most using virtualization, 08/13/07: More than half of IT organizations using virtualization technologies, according to a vendor-sponsored survey. Open source and virtualization: a perfect match?, 08/10/07: Virtualization is a hot data center technology that is capturing the attention of IT for its consolidation and cost saving potential. As was evidenced at the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco this week, open source and Linux platforms are on the forefront of the trend. In fact, given licensing issues with proprietary software, the combination of inexpensive or free open-source software and virtualization platforms may be the most important vehicle to drive widespread Linux adoption in the data center. Here are seven need-to-know points when looking at open source virtualization technology. Linux looking to conquer apps, data center, edge, 08/13/07: Having secured mainstream acceptance, the Linux community now stands poised to take on its next challenge: complementing the operating system with the applications, data center technologies and edge devices desired by corporate customers. Network World Buyer's Guides Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. With seven categories - security, storage, convergence and VoIP, network infrastructure, network applications, wireless and LAN/WAN management - you can quickly pinpoint the hardware or software you need. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features and make the best purchase decisions for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Buyer's Guides now. HP turns to Linux for data center of the future, 08/08/07: HP's ambition to build the "next-generation data center" depends on Linux and open source, an HP executive said at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Wednesday. U.S. panel approves supercomputer funding, 08/08/07: The U.S. National Science Board has authorized funding for two of the world's most powerful supercomputers, one of them capable of petaflop-speed operations. IBM merges server and software to create data virtualization offering, 08/07/07: IBM is merging its server blade and data-integration software technologies to create a data-virtualization offering that is supposed to consolidate and move massive amounts of data and make it easier for users to find, the company said Monday. Green Grid to deliver more studies by year-end, 08/08/07: Instead of delivering on its data center power-efficiency work, the Green Grid has announced nine more studies and has committed to delivering them by year-end. The job of producing usable power-efficiency metrics is proving difficult. Inaccessible Cisco: Cisco blames Wednesday's Web site outage on data center maintenance issues. Network product bargains Where do you turn to for bargains? Are pricing structures from major vendors a nightmare? What's your best deal, ever? Join the discussion.

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